Alaska First State To Regulate Cruise Ship Pollution - Brief Article

National Wildlife, Oct-Nov, 2001

Alaska has enacted the first state law in the country to regulate cruise ship pollution--a move strongly advocated by NWF.

The law, which supplements federal regulations, requires cruise ships to register with the state, maintain pollution records and sample their discharges at least twice a year. It also gives the state access to vessels for additional sampling and provides the state with a per passenger fee to cover administration of the enforcement program.

NWF and other conservation organizations worked with the governor's office, state agencies and key state legislators to help ensure passage of the legislation. As part of the Prince William Sound Alliance, NWF will continue to seek a "no discharge zone" for the sound.